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they go to the united states, pick up the weapons to bring them to mexico. in four years, 70% of weapons found in crime scenes originated from sales in the united states. >> we were going to talk about fast and furious with the new report coming out, but this is interesting time. >> it's been a bad deal for the u.s. justice department. earlier this summer, eric holder, attorney general found in contempt, congress saying he's with holding documents from this investigation. we are going to expect more high drama. we are waiting to see what the latest findings are. >> we'll be watching it. thank you. >> thank you. >>> the fight to legalize marijuana receives a surprising supporter, sort of. we'll explain. >>> despite a weak jobs reports, u.s. stocks ended slightly higher. mortgage rates are down from last week. take a look here. ya know, your rates and fees aren't exactly competitive. who do you think i am, quicken loans? [ spokesman ] when you refinance your mortgage with quicken loans, you'll find that our rates and fees are extremely competitive. because the
they go to the united states, pick up the weapons to bring them to mexico. in four years, 70% of weapons found in crime scenes originated from sales in the united states. >> we were going to talk about fast and furious with the new report coming out, but this is interesting time. >> it's been a bad deal for the u.s. justice department. earlier this summer, eric holder, attorney general found in contempt, congress saying he's with holding documents from this investigation. we are...
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david walker, the former comptroller general of the united states. we caught up with him on a bus tour through swing states with a group he founded, the comeback american initiative. here is what he told us. >> what keeps me up at night is the deteriorating financial condition of the country,ess clacountry,ess escalating deficits and debt and what it could mean to our future as a country and my grandchildren. this is not an unsolvable problem. the greatest threat to america's future is not terrorism. it is not some country. it is our own fiscal irresponsibility. during the past five or so years, i have been to 49 states doing town hall meetings. what i've found is that the american people are actually a lot smarter than politicians realize. the united states is a great country but it is not exempt from the laws of prudent finance. you can't spend a lot more money than you take in and charge it to the credit card and not expect to have a day of reckoning. a day of reckoning could look like what's happening in europe where all of a sudden, people reali
david walker, the former comptroller general of the united states. we caught up with him on a bus tour through swing states with a group he founded, the comeback american initiative. here is what he told us. >> what keeps me up at night is the deteriorating financial condition of the country,ess clacountry,ess escalating deficits and debt and what it could mean to our future as a country and my grandchildren. this is not an unsolvable problem. the greatest threat to america's future is...
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i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for this which it stands one nation, under god, indivisiblindivisibl liberty and justice for all. when i make a promise, i intend to keep a promise and i've done that throughout my life. when i made that promise time and time again in my pledge of allegiance to the flag, i wrer th remember flag to this day. for me placing our heart over the heard reminds of the blood shed by our sons and daughters fighting for our liberty and sharing liberty with people around the world. the promises that were made in that pledge are promises i plan on keeping if i'm president and i've kept them so far in my life. that pledge says under god. i will not take god out of the name of our platform. i will not take god off our coins and i will not take god out of my heart. one nation, indivisible. i will not divide this nation. i will not apologize for america abroad and i will not apologize for americans here at home. with liberty. i will not to get that for to us have liberty here, for
i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for this which it stands one nation, under god, indivisiblindivisibl liberty and justice for all. when i make a promise, i intend to keep a promise and i've done that throughout my life. when i made that promise time and time again in my pledge of allegiance to the flag, i wrer th remember flag to this day. for me placing our heart over the heard reminds of the blood shed by our sons and daughters fighting for...
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no clear when he will be returned to the united states. the washington native had many defender who's argued forb his release. his case drew the attention of the members of congress and human rights groups. chicago teachers in the fourth day of their strike, but both school and union officials say there is progress in contract talks. and union delegates who have the power to end the strike are set to meet tomorrow afternoon. >>> ben bernanke announced today that the federal reserve is moving to jump start the sluggish economy. expanding the policy known as quantitative easing. beginning tomorrow, it will buy billions of dollars of additional bonds in hopes of keeping long-term interest rates and mortgage rates low with a goal of boosting spending and hiring. wall street loved the fed's move. the dow jumped 206 points, closing at its highest level in nearly five years. the nasdaq rose substantially as well. >>> new polling shows that the presidential race may be shifting in key battleground states including ohio and florida. which campaign
no clear when he will be returned to the united states. the washington native had many defender who's argued forb his release. his case drew the attention of the members of congress and human rights groups. chicago teachers in the fourth day of their strike, but both school and union officials say there is progress in contract talks. and union delegates who have the power to end the strike are set to meet tomorrow afternoon. >>> ben bernanke announced today that the federal reserve is...
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>> i think that obama would like to see china, brazil, india, and russia along with the united states share power. remember that the world before colonialism was like that. a world in which you had a number of big empires, the chinese, the indians, you had the empires of the americas. you had -- so a western civilization was one among many. it's an odd swoiituation that a single country, america, dominates the world so much. we have an outside standard of living, an enormous military presence around the world. so i think obama thinks that's globally unjust. he'd like to knock america off its pedestal so we're no longer number one. but we are just one nation among many sharing powers with other big countries. >> that was director of the controversial documentary "2016: obama's america." you can see the rest of the interview on our blog at cnn.com. also, many of you weighed in on this on twitter. keep those tweets coming to me, @randikayecnn. thank you for those. >>> a possible big problem for pro football players as replacement refs take the field for the regular season kickoff. we'll
>> i think that obama would like to see china, brazil, india, and russia along with the united states share power. remember that the world before colonialism was like that. a world in which you had a number of big empires, the chinese, the indians, you had the empires of the americas. you had -- so a western civilization was one among many. it's an odd swoiituation that a single country, america, dominates the world so much. we have an outside standard of living, an enormous military...
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we saw some pictures and rallies supporting the united states there. is it predominantly pro or anti-u.s. sentiment there? can you tell? >> reporter: we landed a few hours ago in the middle of the night. the libyans i was talking to on the flight over, ones i met since i have been on the ground, are all appalled at what happened. many of them are completely speechless and still in shock. many of them want to empathsize. it goes to show how sinister this country request potentially come. the government has to at this point in time figure out a way to get these weapons off the street and back into its own control. that is one of the biggest challenges moving forward. the government has had to implement a series of policies to bring these various militias, fighting brigades into the security forces, trying to persuade them to give up their weapons. all up until now, the result has failed. the result is a lot of these groups, some of them extremist entities have been able to operate with impunity and have no motivation, don't have the confidence and leader
we saw some pictures and rallies supporting the united states there. is it predominantly pro or anti-u.s. sentiment there? can you tell? >> reporter: we landed a few hours ago in the middle of the night. the libyans i was talking to on the flight over, ones i met since i have been on the ground, are all appalled at what happened. many of them are completely speechless and still in shock. many of them want to empathsize. it goes to show how sinister this country request potentially come....
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we hear 13 million students will be bullied across the united states. on a daily average, 160,000 on daily average don't go to school for fear of being bullied. the numbers are as high as one in four according to the foundation that are bullied and up to seven minutes, every seven minutes a child bullied on the playground in the united states. >> a lot of people don't report them. they think it's their fault, they are the problem, they are afraid. this particular case is especially disturbing because it involves this teacher. so let's talk about solutions. you actually spoke with an elementary school counselor. >> i did. they are calling this the ultimate breach of trust. one thing the foundation is training teachers across the state of florida. they believe they are doing some revolutionary across the state. we spoke to a guidance counselor yesterday. this is what she said about how the program changed her philosophy to counseling. >> right after one of my lessons, some of the kids had to take a field trip. i had kids stopping in the hallway talking ab
we hear 13 million students will be bullied across the united states. on a daily average, 160,000 on daily average don't go to school for fear of being bullied. the numbers are as high as one in four according to the foundation that are bullied and up to seven minutes, every seven minutes a child bullied on the playground in the united states. >> a lot of people don't report them. they think it's their fault, they are the problem, they are afraid. this particular case is especially...
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the united states government? >> well, it is hard for people in that part of the world, it seems, to grasp the fact that something published on the internet, put out on the internet, is approved by the united states government. obviously it is not. that's the whole point of the internet, is that it has the freedom and people to do this. but in the age of modern communications, these things are going to happen, and it's going to require the leaders in that part of the world to educate their people about the distinction between individual acts that can be condemned, the messages in them, and the acts of government. government can't prevent this sort of thing, as long as we believe in free speech, and that's something that is hard, obviously, in that part of the world, to understand. >> -- being lost because we've heard all the sound bites from the president, from washington, from the state department, very much so, vehemently condemning what happened. yet the message somewhere between the u.s. and egypt, it's not be
the united states government? >> well, it is hard for people in that part of the world, it seems, to grasp the fact that something published on the internet, put out on the internet, is approved by the united states government. obviously it is not. that's the whole point of the internet, is that it has the freedom and people to do this. but in the age of modern communications, these things are going to happen, and it's going to require the leaders in that part of the world to educate...
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states waving a $1 billion in debt that egyptians owe the united states as the u.s. did last week or providing $1.5 billion a year for military and economic assistance to egypt if, if the new muslim-brotherhood led government doesn't cooperate with the united states. doesn't honor its commitments to the u.s. and peace treaty with israel. politically, that's going to be a really difficult to appropriate that kind of money. >> that's right, wolf. that is the aid that should be on the table. we ought to be looking at whether that is the kind of thing we want to do. what i'm talking about, the people-to-people on a humanitarian level, that is the sort of stuff you might consider continuing. the sorts of aid you're talking about, are all things that ought to be on the table. if the government doesn't protect our establishments and doesn't engage with the u.s. on important policy, we ought to reconsider that. >> thanks very much. >> thanks. >>> there is a new warning that has just been released by the fbi and the homeland security department. it's related to the unrest tha
states waving a $1 billion in debt that egyptians owe the united states as the u.s. did last week or providing $1.5 billion a year for military and economic assistance to egypt if, if the new muslim-brotherhood led government doesn't cooperate with the united states. doesn't honor its commitments to the u.s. and peace treaty with israel. politically, that's going to be a really difficult to appropriate that kind of money. >> that's right, wolf. that is the aid that should be on the table....
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. >> the united states killed osama bin laden. >> his presidency marked by political division. >> speaker boehner, he says you flinched. >> i'm sure that's his version of events. >> i think the biggest failure is the president's unwillingness to listen to the american people. >> a man whose style would both help him and hurt him as a leader. >> when i'm making decisions, i try to not get caught up in the emotions of the moment. >> "obama revealed, the man, the president." >>> history in the making. >> i can't wait to tell my children about it. >> it was an historic moment. >> are you prepared to take the oath, senator? >> i am. i, barack hussein obama -- do solemnly swear to defend and protect the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> a new day with towering expectations. >> he looked at me and said, it's been an incredible ride, hasn't it? i said yeah. he said, it's just beginning. >> on this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. >> for many, barack obama
. >> the united states killed osama bin laden. >> his presidency marked by political division. >> speaker boehner, he says you flinched. >> i'm sure that's his version of events. >> i think the biggest failure is the president's unwillingness to listen to the american people. >> a man whose style would both help him and hurt him as a leader. >> when i'm making decisions, i try to not get caught up in the emotions of the moment. >> "obama...
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a very, very important country to the united states. i mean, this is -- you have a government in there that -- whose leader is an acolyte of the muslim brotherhood but there are much more hard-line groups in that country, lit cal parties. and i think some of these protests are telling the -- telling these leaders, don't get too close to the united states. remember, egypt was close to the united states. it's not so close anymore. you heard what the president said the other day. and you better pay attention to what we want you to do. in terms of politics, in terms of social policies. and i think the same thing, you're right, it's probably more egypt in that case. but i think the same thing we're seeing around the muslim world, and i think these are warnings to these new governments, that they better pay attention to the hard-line parties in their country. >> i want to play quickly what president mursi said about the attacks. on the other end, tell me was that enough? is he moving in the right direction? >> translator: we assured president
a very, very important country to the united states. i mean, this is -- you have a government in there that -- whose leader is an acolyte of the muslim brotherhood but there are much more hard-line groups in that country, lit cal parties. and i think some of these protests are telling the -- telling these leaders, don't get too close to the united states. remember, egypt was close to the united states. it's not so close anymore. you heard what the president said the other day. and you better...
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illinois senator dick durbin, the number two democrat in the united states senate, is here with us. good morning, senator. good to see you. >> i'm buying that guy's pizza. >> yeah, no kidding. under any circumstances. senator, thank you for being with us. this convention bounce, let's just talk about this for a second. gallup has a daily tracking poll and it shows that the choice for president obama right now is 49%, versus last tuesday, which is 47%. mitt romney has gone from 46% down to 44%. a two-point switch over to president obama. is that a convention bounce or is it something else? >> well, i think it could be partially the convention. somewhat the economic news. it's been a positive experience. you know, some of the speeches there, michelle's speech i think was the most-watched speech as of that point from both conventions. and then bill clinton's speech, which for many of us who are political animals, was a tour de force for the whole campaign to end on a positive, forward thrust. and the president hit it out of the park. so we felt it was a great convention. very little di
illinois senator dick durbin, the number two democrat in the united states senate, is here with us. good morning, senator. good to see you. >> i'm buying that guy's pizza. >> yeah, no kidding. under any circumstances. senator, thank you for being with us. this convention bounce, let's just talk about this for a second. gallup has a daily tracking poll and it shows that the choice for president obama right now is 49%, versus last tuesday, which is 47%. mitt romney has gone from 46%...
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the united states and its supporters. and the -- the result is a very mixed message that makes one wonder about the sincerity of the muslim brotherhood when it says that it wants normal relations with the united states. >> ben, what was that noise behind you? was it gunfire, an explosion? >> reporter: tear gas being fired. no, no. tear gas being fired by egyptian security forces from the area around the american embassy. >> thanks for clarifying. ben wedeman, live in cairo for us this morning. >>> now a closer look be at the americans killed in the attack on the consulate in libya. their families are speaking out, sharing their pain and their memories. lisa sylvester has that part of the story. >> reporter: not based at the u.s. consulate in benghazi, sean smith worked out of the hag aue and was on short-term duty. ambassador chris stevens was based in tripoli. most recently identified victim was glen doherty who lived in california, but grew up outside of boston. from different areas at the the consulate on assignment. t
the united states and its supporters. and the -- the result is a very mixed message that makes one wonder about the sincerity of the muslim brotherhood when it says that it wants normal relations with the united states. >> ben, what was that noise behind you? was it gunfire, an explosion? >> reporter: tear gas being fired. no, no. tear gas being fired by egyptian security forces from the area around the american embassy. >> thanks for clarifying. ben wedeman, live in cairo for...
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states government. look, these guys are heroes but for some reason they feel that they want to get out there and tell their story. it does violate the agreement. the test is classified information. that's where this case is going. >> so richard, now what about the publisher? in what way would it be considered complicit, you know, if it turns out that there are bits of information that the u.s. government wouldn't want to be made public? >> i don't know that there's a cause of action against the publisher, fred. like you said, the obligation is between the navy seal and the government. and whether or not there's a violation of the espionage act. that's what they're looking for. but in hearing little bits and pieces about this book, what it does is it tends to minimize the role the obama administration played in all this and there are certain allegation that's perhaps there was already a bullet in bin laden's head before they got to him. so i don't know if this is politically motivated. i don't know what'
states government. look, these guys are heroes but for some reason they feel that they want to get out there and tell their story. it does violate the agreement. the test is classified information. that's where this case is going. >> so richard, now what about the publisher? in what way would it be considered complicit, you know, if it turns out that there are bits of information that the u.s. government wouldn't want to be made public? >> i don't know that there's a cause of action...
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is egypt an ally of the united states? >> well, they certainly have been and given the amount of money and the military and military training and the special economic relationship we share with egypt, it certainly would suggest that they are an ally. we've got some agreements with respect to the overall relationship with israel. where egypt playing a significant role and if they're not willing to continue that, that would suggest we're entering a new era, and one in which the united states really needs to reconsider the amount of money we're pumping into that country. >> so, you think if it becomes more transactional, this discussion, aid is about $3 billion a year to egypt, that should be on the table. >> of course it should on the table. any of the aid money, whether it's military or non military, needs to be based upon certain milestones and accomplishments we're able to make within the bilateral relationship. >> hogan diddley served for rick santorum's presidential campaign. doug wilson was the former assistant secreta
is egypt an ally of the united states? >> well, they certainly have been and given the amount of money and the military and military training and the special economic relationship we share with egypt, it certainly would suggest that they are an ally. we've got some agreements with respect to the overall relationship with israel. where egypt playing a significant role and if they're not willing to continue that, that would suggest we're entering a new era, and one in which the united...
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i want everyone to understand, on amazon, it is already the number one best seller in the united states. this is a topic a lot people are very curious about. so what extra pressure does that put on the u.s. government, mark? >> well, tremendous. now, if anyone remembers back to the pentagon papers case 40 years ago and the thought of could the government stop publication of the book? the legal standard is just too high. the fact is is the book's been out. and obviously media has copies of it. so it would be too difficult to put the genie back in the bottle. the publisher has ratcheted this up. not only increased the print run from 300,000 to 400,000, but expedited the publication date from the 11th to the 4th so practically speaking there's not any time for the government to do anything. >> some people might say this is disgusting. you come back, all these other guys are on your team and they don't do this and you want to get rich and you go and put a pseudonym and write the book. other people say no, what's wrong with what he did, after all, the president gave details of what happened
i want everyone to understand, on amazon, it is already the number one best seller in the united states. this is a topic a lot people are very curious about. so what extra pressure does that put on the u.s. government, mark? >> well, tremendous. now, if anyone remembers back to the pentagon papers case 40 years ago and the thought of could the government stop publication of the book? the legal standard is just too high. the fact is is the book's been out. and obviously media has copies of...
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when i'm elected president of the united states, we will restore our military. we will not cut our military commitment. >> mitt romney of pennsylvania in a very critical swing state. >> is he concerned that this means something aggressive? >> the syrian ridge i'm, because of their own security concerns, because of the deteriorating security situation inside syria has moved some chemical weapons to consolidate some of the main sites, but i want you to listen to what he had to say because he then offered a bit of a different take on it. have a listen. >> those sites do remain secured by the syrian military. there has been intelligence that there have been some moves that have taken place. where exactly that's taken place we don't know. >> there have been some moves, and where exactly that's taken place, we don't know. it's a little difficult to figure out how the secretary can say everything is secure when he also says there's been some moves and they really don't know very much about it. >> this is something being watched around the clock. >> that would be an opt
when i'm elected president of the united states, we will restore our military. we will not cut our military commitment. >> mitt romney of pennsylvania in a very critical swing state. >> is he concerned that this means something aggressive? >> the syrian ridge i'm, because of their own security concerns, because of the deteriorating security situation inside syria has moved some chemical weapons to consolidate some of the main sites, but i want you to listen to what he had to...
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not only from the united states, but also from its own people. now, whether these people that are detained are really involved in the attack or have links to this extremist group is something that we'll have to see and see what kind of reaction we see from the extremists too. >> do we have any idea if they're related or affirmative actionated with al qaeda? there's a lot of talk about that yesterday, the possibility that that was the organization. >> not much has been revealed by the government by this group, but what we do know, suzanne, is this is not an isolated incident. over the past few months we have seen an uptick in similar attacks targeting western interests. the u.s. consulate itself was targeted in an attack back in june when a bomb detonated outside the embassy. those attacks taken place in benghazi was targeted by a extremist group, it was called the brigades. this is a true al qaeda group. we also do know that there are groups with links direct links to al qaeda that operate in the eastern part of the country. >> what is the securi
not only from the united states, but also from its own people. now, whether these people that are detained are really involved in the attack or have links to this extremist group is something that we'll have to see and see what kind of reaction we see from the extremists too. >> do we have any idea if they're related or affirmative actionated with al qaeda? there's a lot of talk about that yesterday, the possibility that that was the organization. >> not much has been revealed by...
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in libya were returned to the united states. that's coming up. [ male announcer ] now you can swipe... scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! tomato basil, potato with bacon... we've got a lot of empty cans. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> president obama, vice president biden, secretary of state hillary clinton, they were all on hand this afternoon as the bodies of the u.s. diplomats and security officials killed in libya arrived back in the united states. it was a very somber, moving memorial ceremony. our white house correspondent dan lothian is joining us. dan, this wrapped up just a little while ago. tell our viewers who missed it what happened. >> reporter:
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and god bless these united states. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what if you had thermal night-vision goggles, like in a special ops mission? you'd spot movement, gather intelligence with minimal collateral damage. but rather than neutralizing enemies in their sleep, you'd be targeting stocks to trade. well, that's what trade architect's heat maps do. they make you a trading assassin. trade architect. td ameritrade's empowering web-based trading platform. trade commission-free for 60 days, and we'll throw in up to $600 when you open an account. >>> for as long as i've known him, joe has never given up, never failed to see the possibilities, and never had any doubt about who he's fighting for. and as long as he has the privilege of serving this nation, i know from the bottom of my heart that he will continue to fight for you every day. >> vice president joe biden's wife, dr. jill biden, the vice president took the stage setting the stage for president obama. let's take a look at some of his speech. >> tonight what i want to do is tell you about my friend barack obama. no one could tell
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states, 38th treasurer of the united states. so just a little fact-checking there. because he's the first latino, but we do have the first latina with the gop. and we have images. thank you. we're looking forward to all your coverage. appreciate it. >>> cnn coverage begins today at noon with wolf blitzer. submit your questions and get answers in real-time live chat. just log on to cnn.com/roundtable to participate. >>> the gop ticket is returning the favor. vice presidential nominee paul ryan visits west lake, ohio at lunch time and travels on to cedar rapids, iowa. those battle ground states could prove critical in the election. >>> and ryan is embracing a strategy that succeeded for ronald reagan when he beat the incumbent president in 1980. both men are asking, are you better off than four years ago? >> the president has no record to run on. in fact, every president since the great depression who asked americans to send them into a second term could say that you were better off today than you were four years ago except for ji
states, 38th treasurer of the united states. so just a little fact-checking there. because he's the first latino, but we do have the first latina with the gop. and we have images. thank you. we're looking forward to all your coverage. appreciate it. >>> cnn coverage begins today at noon with wolf blitzer. submit your questions and get answers in real-time live chat. just log on to cnn.com/roundtable to participate. >>> the gop ticket is returning the favor. vice presidential...
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we heard the president of the united states. they all went out of their way raising the whole simpson balls commission but they all rejected it when they had an opportunity to promote it. were you surprised by that, jeff? >> it was a little surprised by that. and i agree with ryan. this campaign's slogan is forward and they were promising he would give a window into the next four years. but at the same time it was not a state of, you know, the union address. it was an acceptance speech for the party's nomination. and, i guess looking at what they were trying to achieve, simply overall was to ask voters for their patience, to ask for a little more time to get things done. and he was talking to voters who already supported him once four years ago. that's all he needs. i mean, he is not trying to necessarily puersuade any new voters. he's trying to re-engage and re-energize some voters who may not be quite as sure of him this time. overall i don't think it will go down as one of his best speeches. but often speeches in the history
we heard the president of the united states. they all went out of their way raising the whole simpson balls commission but they all rejected it when they had an opportunity to promote it. were you surprised by that, jeff? >> it was a little surprised by that. and i agree with ryan. this campaign's slogan is forward and they were promising he would give a window into the next four years. but at the same time it was not a state of, you know, the union address. it was an acceptance speech...
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. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states of america, barack obama. >> in vice president biden's now infamous years -- >> this is a big deal. >> for the president's, an ambition realized. >> today, it becomes law in the united states of america. >> when i think about all the seniors who are seeing more discounts on their prescription drugs and when i meet people who say, you know what, my brother, my uncle, my father, have a pre-existing condition, couldn't get health insurance, and now they feel more secure. effort was worth it. >> he got his historic victory but at a tremendous cost. during the year the president was focused on health care, more jobs and homes were lost. and frustration mounted. even at town halls like this one on cnbc. >> i'm one of your middle class americans. and quite frankly, i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted of defending you. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years,
. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states of america, barack obama. >> in vice president biden's now infamous years -- >> this is a big deal. >> for the president's, an ambition realized. >> today, it becomes law in the united states of america. >> when i think about all the seniors who are seeing more discounts on their prescription drugs and when i meet people who say, you know what, my brother, my uncle, my father, have a pre-existing...
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. >> do you think that the united states is going to act? >> i think if the united states does act, it won't be about the ability to deter iran or not. i think it will be about the implications for other countries proliferating in the region. i think this president came to power talking about a global zero, wanting to actually get rid of nuclear weapons. if iran gets a nuclear weapon, saudi arabia is much more likely to get a nuclear weapon. and then you're looking at both egypt and turkey and the nuclearization of the entire region. so for this president, i think the decision to act would be more about the sense that if you get north korea getting a nuclear weapon and then iran getting a nuclear weapon, you're essentially throwing in the towel on proliferation, and it has to be stopped. i personally think this is a decision of enormous graviti. to bomb iran is to go to war with iran. the consequences are enormous. at the very least, i think this has to come out of the situation room and be the stuff of public debate as it is in israel. in i
. >> do you think that the united states is going to act? >> i think if the united states does act, it won't be about the ability to deter iran or not. i think it will be about the implications for other countries proliferating in the region. i think this president came to power talking about a global zero, wanting to actually get rid of nuclear weapons. if iran gets a nuclear weapon, saudi arabia is much more likely to get a nuclear weapon. and then you're looking at both egypt and...
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. >> as a member of the united states military, there's a code of honor. >> uh-huh. >> did you break that code tonight? >> i would say in some ways, yeah. [ female announcer ] you can learn a lot about a minivan from tests like this. ♪ and even more from real families who use them like this. we think there's another test to consider. it's based on one simple question. after living with your van, would you buy it again? more town & country owners do than the owners of any other minivan. it's called the test of ownership, and to us, it's the most important test there is. 100% natural ingredients like roasted peanuts, creamy peanut butter, and a rich dark chocolate flavor. plus, 10 grams of protein. so it's energy straight from nature to you. nature valley protein bars. >>> hey, you there? >> yeah. >> hold on a second. i just cut myself. i'm about to bleed all over the carpet. did you bring the mikes? >> yeah. >> i'll be right back. >> your heart is always in your throat for the first couple, and then, of course, you're anxious. you're approaching somebody you don't know, and as much
. >> as a member of the united states military, there's a code of honor. >> uh-huh. >> did you break that code tonight? >> i would say in some ways, yeah. [ female announcer ] you can learn a lot about a minivan from tests like this. ♪ and even more from real families who use them like this. we think there's another test to consider. it's based on one simple question. after living with your van, would you buy it again? more town & country owners do than the owners...
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in fact, on monday before going to the united states. i get to see yoko ono. anyone with political activism, who like to raise political questions, get in the works for yoko ono, a person who has championed these causes for decades, it's incredible. >> it sounds like she's able to keep her sense of humor considering it's a two-year jail sentence. i know it's up to appeal. how is nadia doing overall in terms of her spirit and well-being. >> nadia, as well as the other two jail members is an incredibly strong woman, and all of us have been amazed at how given the brutal circumstances of a russian prison and russian court system they've put in, they manage to keep their spirits and make these amazing political speeches to smile and just basically to keep themselves together really good. so obviously all of them are really worried about being sent to penal colonies, what the treatment is going to be down there, but they have their courage and they're finding the strength to keep on smiling and continue to fight even from prison. >> you have a daughter, peter, she'
in fact, on monday before going to the united states. i get to see yoko ono. anyone with political activism, who like to raise political questions, get in the works for yoko ono, a person who has championed these causes for decades, it's incredible. >> it sounds like she's able to keep her sense of humor considering it's a two-year jail sentence. i know it's up to appeal. how is nadia doing overall in terms of her spirit and well-being. >> nadia, as well as the other two jail...
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in 2011, the united states took in about $1.1 trillion in income taxes. individual. but look at the bottom number below it. i mean, this makes my jaws drop. total tax break, credits, exclusions, your mortgage interest duction, state and local taxes. more money than we took in. okay, whatever you think about specific deduction, this screen is everything you need to know about how our tax system is really broken. so ending the state and local deduction alone would be $862.2 billion. the mortgage interest deduction, $214.6 billion. now, those are exactly the deductions mitt romney said he'd cut at a close doored fund-raiser in april. a reporter at the event wrote quote mitt romney said i'm probably going to eliminate for high income people, the second home mortgage deduction, romney said, adding he would also eliminate for state and property taxes. he made it clear it's for higher income people he wants to get rid of some of these deductions and mitt romney's defenders -- they can make the math work, so can that they? one is doug holtz eakin, also joined by tim honor an
in 2011, the united states took in about $1.1 trillion in income taxes. individual. but look at the bottom number below it. i mean, this makes my jaws drop. total tax break, credits, exclusions, your mortgage interest duction, state and local taxes. more money than we took in. okay, whatever you think about specific deduction, this screen is everything you need to know about how our tax system is really broken. so ending the state and local deduction alone would be $862.2 billion. the mortgage...
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look at the history of the united states. we're declared our independence from england in 1776, and the u.s. constitution wasn't ratified until 1789. will you give the arabs 13 years to get their act together? and michael in virginia writes, we're lexington, concord and yorktown worth it? it's not our call, jack. if you want to read more on the subject, go to the blog cnn.com/caffertyfile or our post on the "the situation room" facebook page, wolf. >> jack, thank you. >>> shock, condemnation and grief. we're going to hear hillary clinton's rather emotional statement as the embassy crisis unfolds. nual bonus. and everyone, but her... likes 50% more cash. but, i have an idea. do you want a princess dress? yes how about some cupcakes? yes lollipop? yes! do you want an etch a sketch? yes! do you want 50% more cash? no you got talent. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. with a 50% annual cash bonus it's the card for people who like more cash. what's in your wallet? i usually say that. humans -- sometimes life tri
look at the history of the united states. we're declared our independence from england in 1776, and the u.s. constitution wasn't ratified until 1789. will you give the arabs 13 years to get their act together? and michael in virginia writes, we're lexington, concord and yorktown worth it? it's not our call, jack. if you want to read more on the subject, go to the blog cnn.com/caffertyfile or our post on the "the situation room" facebook page, wolf. >> jack, thank you....
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congressman, a nice little bounce for the president of the united states. neil newhouse, though, the romney pollster put out a memo saying don't get too worked up about the latest polling. while some voters will feel a bit of a sugar high from the conventions, the basic structure of the race has not changed significantly. but i assume these numbers are not encouraging right now. tough do some work. what's the strategy? >> well, the strategy to continue to talk about jobs and the economy because, yeah, they did get a little bit of a sugar high an you get a number of days with unfettered access to the immediate why and american people but when you go mono-e-mono and talk about jobs, the economy and the president's record or a lack of a record i think the focus then is who's the best to lead us forward and put america back to work and i think that's clearly mitt romney and paul ryan. >> why didn't romney get a sugar high after the republican convention? >> immediately rolled in to the democratic convention. no excuses. october 3rd and then start to have debate
congressman, a nice little bounce for the president of the united states. neil newhouse, though, the romney pollster put out a memo saying don't get too worked up about the latest polling. while some voters will feel a bit of a sugar high from the conventions, the basic structure of the race has not changed significantly. but i assume these numbers are not encouraging right now. tough do some work. what's the strategy? >> well, the strategy to continue to talk about jobs and the economy...
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growth in the united states is slow. we're selling a few manufacturing goods. guess what, americans. . it's all this confidence misplaced. we're going to talk about this, next. [ male announcer ] now you can swipe... scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. my name is adam frucci and i'm the i love new technology,om. so when i heard that american express and twitter were teaming up, i was pretty interested. turns out you just sync your american express card securely to your twitter account, tweet specific hashtags, and you'll get offers on things you love. this totally changes the way i think about membership. saving money on the things you want. to me, that's the membership effect. nice boots! since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times.
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states ambassador to the united states should resign. i just spoke with the spokesman for the national security council and he says rice has done extraordinary work at the united nations and for the american people. the president appreciates the work she does every day and he is looking forwards to her continued work. this is in reaction that she misled people the sunday after the killing of the u.s. ambassador in libya. he also makes the point that everything she said in that interview was cleared by interagency group based on the latest information that the u.s. had, and certainly nothing was designed to mislead the american people. clearly since those five interviews, u.s. intelligence has not concluded that it was a deliberate effort to kill the u.s. ambassador, and it was an affiliate or inspired by al qaeda, so a strong state for susan rice from the white house coming into cnn only opponents ago. other news we're following, this week's informal ref controversy involving the botched call at the end of the monday night football game
states ambassador to the united states should resign. i just spoke with the spokesman for the national security council and he says rice has done extraordinary work at the united nations and for the american people. the president appreciates the work she does every day and he is looking forwards to her continued work. this is in reaction that she misled people the sunday after the killing of the u.s. ambassador in libya. he also makes the point that everything she said in that interview was...
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we want to welcome our viewers from the united states and the world. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." certainly a critical voting block. military voters out there, both president obama and mitt romney, they are aggressively kourting them. jim acosta is traveling with a governor romney and he has a lot going on right now, jim? >> that's right, wolf. and mitt romney is out to make the case that the best defense is a better economy. >> in battle ground virginia both president obama and mitt romney pulled out the heavy artillery. romney slammed the president for the defense cuts coming at the end of the year. >> it is still a troubled and dangerous world and the idea of cutting our military commitment by a trillion over this decade is unthinkable. and devastating. and when i become president of the united states, we will stop it. i will not cut our commitment to our military. >> the president once again blasted romney's hidden camera comments on the 47% of americans he dubbed victims of government dependence. >> i don't think we can get
we want to welcome our viewers from the united states and the world. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." certainly a critical voting block. military voters out there, both president obama and mitt romney, they are aggressively kourting them. jim acosta is traveling with a governor romney and he has a lot going on right now, jim? >> that's right, wolf. and mitt romney is out to make the case that the best defense is a better economy. >> in battle ground...
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we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >> violent protests across the muslim world this week, sparked by a low budget movie by a mystery film maker. the u.s. embassies found themselves under attack by outraged mobs and in some cases forces fired on mobs with deadly consequences and all of it caused a dramatic shift in the presidential campaign as foreign policy suddenly took center stage. ben wedeman is back in cairo. it seems that this weekend there seems to be a cooling of heads to a certain degree in egypt. is that what you're seeing, ben? >> certainly among the leaders of the muslim brotherhood and in the administration of the egyptian president, there is an attempt to calm down the situation rhetorically. and certainly we've seen in messages conveyed by leaders of the muslim brotherhood and the egyptian president, they're trying to send a message of reassurance to washington. but at the same time they're kind of walking a tight rope between washington and the street he
we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >> violent protests across the muslim world this week, sparked by a low budget movie by a mystery film maker. the u.s. embassies found themselves under attack by outraged mobs and in some cases forces fired on mobs with deadly consequences and all of it caused a dramatic shift in the presidential campaign as foreign policy suddenly took center stage. ben...
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the czech republic has been acting in official capacity for the united states. >> the last time the family members heard from him? >> it has been about three weeks. his mother tweeted earlier today saying this marks the end of the third week since he has been missing. he is unaccounted for. it has been weeks since they have heard from him. he has experience in conflict zones but not as a journalist but more as a u.s. marine. he was based in the horn of africa and jordan. this is one of the first assignments as a conflict correspondent. >> what is the state department prepared to do to help in locating him or finding out what may have happened? >> the state department gave us a statement. the acting spokesman telling jill dougherty we are working through our cheque protecting power in syria to get information on his welfare and whereabouts and we appreciate the efforts of the cheque mission. we have seen news reports that mr. tice is in syrian custody however the syrian government has yet to confirm these reports. the syrian conflict 19 journalists have been killed since november of 2011 th
the czech republic has been acting in official capacity for the united states. >> the last time the family members heard from him? >> it has been about three weeks. his mother tweeted earlier today saying this marks the end of the third week since he has been missing. he is unaccounted for. it has been weeks since they have heard from him. he has experience in conflict zones but not as a journalist but more as a u.s. marine. he was based in the horn of africa and jordan. this is one...
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but if you are in the united states, you know that there are a lot of muslims here in the united states, and certainly they don't, as you said, look at the prophet muhammad that way. so to go in front of the swiss embassy just shows that they really don't understand how this is working and what's going on. >> all right. elise labatt, thank you so much, elise. we'll check back with you shortly. >> barbara starr is standing by live at the pentagon. i want to stay with this cultural discussion, barbara. because i think this is really at the heart of the matter. it's this movie that has caused a lot of commotion now. we are students that are going and protesting as well. when we stalktalked to the repo that's on the ground, he said that it's a group of young kids that are there, that are very ignorant about what they see. so when they see something like this, this movie, they assume that it's a hollywood-made movie, and so then americans clearly support it, and they're waiting for some sort of a condemnation from the united states on this particular movie. >> well, i think that's certainly
but if you are in the united states, you know that there are a lot of muslims here in the united states, and certainly they don't, as you said, look at the prophet muhammad that way. so to go in front of the swiss embassy just shows that they really don't understand how this is working and what's going on. >> all right. elise labatt, thank you so much, elise. we'll check back with you shortly. >> barbara starr is standing by live at the pentagon. i want to stay with this cultural...
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an affirmative action case involving the united states of texas t justices took some time this morning to register red mass. it is the mass that has been celebrated before the beginning of a new session since 1953. >>> police in winter springs, florida are investigating a deadly shooting this morning outside a veteran's of foreign wars lodge. a group of bikers was getting ready for a charity motorcycle ride when a group of armed suspects showed up and hoped fire. two people were killed, one injured. >>> it was the biggest domestic accomplishment of barack obama's first term, health care, but how will that issue play, and now voters already starting choosing between president obama and mitt romney. their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you one-to-one. together for your future. ♪ is the only yogurt brand endorsed by weight watchers and your taste buds have always endorsed us. so, you know wha
an affirmative action case involving the united states of texas t justices took some time this morning to register red mass. it is the mass that has been celebrated before the beginning of a new session since 1953. >>> police in winter springs, florida are investigating a deadly shooting this morning outside a veteran's of foreign wars lodge. a group of bikers was getting ready for a charity motorcycle ride when a group of armed suspects showed up and hoped fire. two people were...
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president of the united states, busy. prime minister's schedule was very narrow. and we couldn't make it happen during that time slot. but the prime minister is meeting with the secretary of state clinton tonight. he's having another conversation with president obama tomorrow. on the phone. president obama has said he has spent more hours face-to-face talking to prime minister netanyahu, talking to him on the phone than any other foreign leader, and that's going on -- that level of conversation is going on at all different levels. >> ambassador, thank you. >> always. >>> president obama as we said obviously as you know, has been getting a lot of heat from his critics for not meeting face-to-face with prime minister netanyahu or any other world leaders during the u.n.'s meeting. the fact he made time this week to go on the talk show "the view" only gave his critics more fuel. i spoke earlier to cnn political analyst david gergen and white house correspondent dan lothian. david, you heard the ambassador talking. obviously he's not going to wade into the u.s. politic
president of the united states, busy. prime minister's schedule was very narrow. and we couldn't make it happen during that time slot. but the prime minister is meeting with the secretary of state clinton tonight. he's having another conversation with president obama tomorrow. on the phone. president obama has said he has spent more hours face-to-face talking to prime minister netanyahu, talking to him on the phone than any other foreign leader, and that's going on -- that level of conversation...
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it actually might be more unsafe for the united states and the west going forward. it's -- you know, these could become fair, stable, safe, united states democracies. but a lot of the elected officials in these governments, you know, the muslim brotherhood, which may or may not be moderate or left of certain other groups, have not historically been the greatest friends of the united states, which is why i think you had president obama on telemundo yesterday saying, you know, we don't know if they're an ally or a foe, which is interesting considering their the second largest recipient of international aid. >> and we were going to be forgiving that $1 billion debt as well. there's so much to cover in this piece. we'll do that. stay with us all morning long, please, sir. >>> but coming up in our next hour, to just weigh in on all of these breaking developments, we have senator john mccain and democratic whip congressman steny hoyer. >> we also have shirley sherrod, a different subject altogether. she was in the news so much. >> remember her story? >> the subject of rac
it actually might be more unsafe for the united states and the west going forward. it's -- you know, these could become fair, stable, safe, united states democracies. but a lot of the elected officials in these governments, you know, the muslim brotherhood, which may or may not be moderate or left of certain other groups, have not historically been the greatest friends of the united states, which is why i think you had president obama on telemundo yesterday saying, you know, we don't know if...
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there's a treaty agreement between mexico and the united states. they have agreed to extradite except in casings of capital punishment. they do not have the death penalty. in this case, the u.s. decides to pursue charges of death penalty, they can choose not to extradite this suspect. >>> you have done a lot of stories south of the border. how big is the gun issue aside from this? >> this is a huge problem, very, very bad. experts always said it's people and drugs that go north and drugs and guns that come south. if you can believe this, between 2007 and 2011, 70% of the guns recovered at mexican crime scenes originated in sales from the united states. >> this is interesting timing. we are expecting a report on fast and furious coming out in the next few days. >> high drama. we are expecting more. this summer, eric holder becoming the first attorney general in the united states to be found in contempt by congress. they are alleging he's with holding documents in this. it's a huge black eye for the justice department in the united states. >> thank y
there's a treaty agreement between mexico and the united states. they have agreed to extradite except in casings of capital punishment. they do not have the death penalty. in this case, the u.s. decides to pursue charges of death penalty, they can choose not to extradite this suspect. >>> you have done a lot of stories south of the border. how big is the gun issue aside from this? >> this is a huge problem, very, very bad. experts always said it's people and drugs that go north...
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welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm "final scor i'm fareed zakaria. today, mahmoud ahmadinejad, the president of iraq. why he feels they would prevail in any war and his surprising apology to the people of new york. also on the show, bain capital. mom's private firm is no longer quiet. it's in the headlines, on the campaign trail, and on your tv screen. what's it all about? steve pagliuca who is one of the people who runs the show joins me. >>> just when we need it most. what is it? i'll explain. >>> and finally, candidate barack obama of brazil? but first here's my take. president obama has sewed up the poll this week and the republicans have been quick to figure out the problem. mitt romney. peggy noon nan said his rolling campaign has been a calamity. shouldn't we be so concerned it's income tent as noonan calls it given his reputation for, well, competence. after all he founded one of the leading firms, turned around the salt lake city oliympics as wasa very successful governor. how did he get so clumsy so fast?
welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm "final scor i'm fareed zakaria. today, mahmoud ahmadinejad, the president of iraq. why he feels they would prevail in any war and his surprising apology to the people of new york. also on the show, bain capital. mom's private firm is no longer quiet. it's in the headlines, on the campaign trail, and on your tv screen. what's it all about? steve pagliuca who is one of the people who runs the show joins me. >>>...
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a state department official tells cnn the united states has been notified by the libyan government that an american consulate official was killed in benghazi today. the state department doesn't have independent confirmation of the death, but it is the result of a day of violence against americans in the middle east. protesters scaled the walls of the u.s. embassy in cairo and burned american flags, this in response to a video produced by an american mocking the prophet muhammad. we're joined now on the phone. we have new video we'll be showing you here as we ask you -- i know you've been in touch with people on the ground. we're looking at new video here in benghazi. what can you tell us happened? >> reporter: well, there are reports of libyan casualties as a result of these clashes at the consulate. i spoke to eye witnesses on the scene who described the situation there. libyan security forces were engaged in heavy clashes with members of an armed group, a radical militant group based in eastern libya. libyan troops were deployed to the scene. roads to the consulate were blocked. rocke
a state department official tells cnn the united states has been notified by the libyan government that an american consulate official was killed in benghazi today. the state department doesn't have independent confirmation of the death, but it is the result of a day of violence against americans in the middle east. protesters scaled the walls of the u.s. embassy in cairo and burned american flags, this in response to a video produced by an american mocking the prophet muhammad. we're joined...
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this is a party who called mitt romney, who's running for president of the united states, a felon. as someone who creates cancer in women. a vampire. somebody who abused his dog, dogs, who's waging a war on women. why this spot is resonating is because it comports with the reality that people are living. that there are two americas. one america is paying, is producing and paying. and the other america is being paid not to produce. that's their reality with this endless unemployment benefit, and all of the transfer payments. we have the greatest number of people and the greatest number of households that are dependent on some sort of government largess and people are reacting to it, because we can't afford it anymore. >> before i get inundated by tweets saying i'm a tool for the obama white house, we have done plenty on, you know, are debby wassermann schultz's incorrect statements on things. people on unemployment checks don't want to work, essentially what you're saying. there's a whole class of people getting these handouts. do you really believe that? >> that's not what i'm sayi
this is a party who called mitt romney, who's running for president of the united states, a felon. as someone who creates cancer in women. a vampire. somebody who abused his dog, dogs, who's waging a war on women. why this spot is resonating is because it comports with the reality that people are living. that there are two americas. one america is paying, is producing and paying. and the other america is being paid not to produce. that's their reality with this endless unemployment benefit, and...
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and a new warning that puts the united states between a rock and a hard place. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm erin burnet. "outfront tonight," we're told that an official has been killed in benghazi. this after a day of violence at the diplomatic post. armed men set the american consulate on fire after a protest against an american-produced movie they say insultses the prophet muhammad. this hours after egyptian protesters scaled the walls at the embassy in cairo ander to tore down the american flag. cnn's jomanakurachi joins me on the phone. and i want to start with jomana. what is the latest you heard from on the ground in benghazi? >> reporter: well, we're hearing very little from the u.s. embassy, but according to eyewitnesss, there is reports of libyan casualties as a result of these clashes. as a militant group tried to store the u.s. embassy. they succeeded and did storm the u.s. embassy. according to eyewitnesss, libyan security forces were engaged in heavy clashes with this armed group. a radical militant group based in eastern lib
and a new warning that puts the united states between a rock and a hard place. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm erin burnet. "outfront tonight," we're told that an official has been killed in benghazi. this after a day of violence at the diplomatic post. armed men set the american consulate on fire after a protest against an american-produced movie they say insultses the prophet muhammad. this hours after egyptian protesters scaled the walls at...